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Christchurch-based social enterprise Ethique has launched their second equity crowdfunding campaign on PledgeMe – and already raised their maximum goal of $500,000 in less than a day. Translation: investors seem to really believe in natural beauty products.

Retailers who care about their customers and have mastered the art of making money while doing so shouldn’t fear the increasing challenges of the industry, says retail strategist Juanita Neville-Te Rito of Retail X. She was the keynote speaker at Latitude Financial Services’ thought leadership series breakfast, ‘Transforming retail pioneers: From selling to seduction”.

EziBuy has teamed up with three New Zealand fashion designers, Andrea Moore, Storm and Yvonne Bennetti to create a limited-edition collection of t-shirts and tanks, which will raise money for Breast Cancer Cure (BCC).

The tension between the US and North Korea seems to be ramping up. This is no good for global peace of mind, but could any resulting disaster affect your business? Retail NZ's general manager public affairs Greg Harford weighs in.

As part of the New Zealand Innovation Council’s new video series, Innovation Heroes - Show and Tell, which will focus on eight specific elements required to achieve successful business growth, some of Aotearoa’s best-known innovators share their stories of innovation and inspiration. This time we hear from Dale Clareburt from Weirdly, Toni Moyes from 8i and Steve Henry from AUT/Kode Biotech.

As part of a feature-length exploration of the regulations governing the sale of restricted products like cigarettes and guns, Courtney Devereux ran the numbers on whether these products pay for the costs associated with them.

Turns out retail's not dead: Silicon Valley’s most beloved woollen sneaker, Allbirds, has opened a second store in Soho, New York. Its first store was opened in April in San Francisco – and more stores are on the horizon, including here in New Zealand.

MBIE's 2017 Endeavour Round will see 68 new scientific research projects receive funding of around $250 million over the next five years. No matter how you slice that, it’s some serious money. We pick our 10 favourites.